The Blessed Hope In A Helpless Babe (bobjots : redux)

The Blessed Hope In A Helpless Babe

The year that was and the year that is to come makes it so easy for one to despair. And yet it is this season that reminds one of the blessed hope that came to us in the form of a helpless baby and who remains with us today as Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace ..

Christmas Bells
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
    And wild and sweet
    The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

And thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
    Had rolled along
    The unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

Till, ringing, singing on its way
The world revolved from night to day,
    A voice, a chime,
    A chant sublime
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
Then from each black, accursed mouth
The cannon thundered in the South,
    And with the sound
    The Carols drowned
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

It was as if an earthquake rent
The hearth-stones of a continent,
    And made forlorn
    The households born
Of Peace on earth, good-willl to men!

And in despair I bowed my head;
‘There is no peace on earth,’ I said;
    ‘For hate is strong,
    And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!’

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
‘God is not dead; nor doth he sleep!
    The Wrong shall fail,
    The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men!

Semoga kami semua dipenuhi kekaguman seperti Maria, kepatuhan seperti Yusuf, kegembiraan seperti para malaikat, keghairahan seperti para gembala, keazaman seperti sang majusi, dan keamanan seperti bayi Kristus.

Allah Bapa, Putera dan Roh Kudus memberkati semua sekarang dan selama-lamanya. Amin.

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